CPM National Print Awards
The 13th CPM National Print Awards coincides with the 20th anniversary of Community Printmakers Murwillumbah (CPM), which began in a disused garage near a pigsty on the outskirts of Murwillumbah. The group recently revised their mission statement, with CPM now being defined as “an artists’ cooperative creating and sharing the free flow of imagination". This ethos also colours the Print Awards, where CPM is not content to simply stage a competitive ‘prize’, but wishes to continue to challenge the boundaries of the print. The CPM National Print Awards has always encouraged innovative and experimental printmaking through its different prize categories.
The 2009 Awards Judge, Basil Hall - a master printer, former lecturer and director of Northern Editions at Charles Darwin University - had the difficult task of selecting winners of several awards; the Tweed Shire Council ($5000 acquisitive award), Friends of the Tweed River Art Gallery ($1000 acquisitive award), Tony Abernethy Memorial Award for the most outstanding work to draw on the theme of the Human Condition ($600 acquisitive award), the Les J Pulman Humour in Art Award ($500 non-acquisitive), Barbara Carroll Award for Socio/Political Comment ($400 non-acquisitive) and the Nortec Young Artist Award ($500 non-acquisitive).
The winners for 2009 and past awards can be viewed by downloading the documents shown to the right.
The CPM Workshop and Gallery is located at 33-35 Kyogle Road, Bray Park 2484 and is open to the public each Friday to Sunday from 11am to 3pm offering artists and visitors the opportunity to meet the artists and enjoy the CPM experience.
The CPM National Print Awards are organised by Community Printmakers Murwillumbah in partnership with the Tweed River Art Gallery.
Further information can be found on the  CPM Web Site.
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